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Chapter II
Section 7:
(2) If the Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the
case may be, fails to give decision on the request for information within the period
specified under sub-section (1), the Central Public Information Officer or State
Public Information Officer, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have refused
the request.
(8)...

The CIC cannot leave the disposal of complaint filed by an RTI applicant on the public authority as it is obligatory for the panel to decide on merit of the plea, the Delhi high court has held.

Hearing a complaint filed by an activist, Justice V K Jain said it was obligatory for the Central Information Commission to decide a complaint on its merit instead of simply...

Delhi HC to CIC: Decide RTI complaints on merit]]>1Important CIC Decisions regarding Exemptions from Disclosure of Information under RTI Act, 2005Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:53:31 +0000http://rapidbb.com/index.php?threads/important-cic-decisions-regarding-exemptions-from-disclosure-of-information-under-rti-act-2005.568/
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The enactment of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act) is a historic event in the annals of democracy in India. Information is power and now a citizen has the right to access information "held by or under control of" the public authorities. Concurrently, it is the duty of all public authorities to provide information sought by citizens.
The Act mandates a...